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Ingush Newspaper Editor Shot in Car
The editor-in-chief of a regional Ingush newspaper has been shot in his car by unknown assailants; colleagues say it could have been motivated by anti-corruption materials published by the newspaper.
23Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Ingush Newspaper Editor Shot in Car | Continued
Moscow Police Ordered to Step it Up Against Protesters
Oppositionists have obtained a letter by Moscow’s prosecutor general demanding that police arrest opposition organizers who voice their intent to hold unsanctioned rallies.
16Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Moscow Police Ordered to Step it Up Against Protesters | Continued
Nashi: Not Everything About Nazi Germany Was Bad
The Telegraph reports that Nashi has plagiarized the writings of Joseph Goebbels to “inspire young Russians to greater patriotic heights.”
15Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Nashi: Not Everything About Nazi Germany Was Bad | Continued
Kashin Says Attacker Resembled ‘Football Fanatic’
Beaten journalist Oleg Kashin says one of his attackers “looked like a football fanatic.” Despite his injured fingers, he is still able to write.
15Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Kashin Says Attacker Resembled ‘Football Fanatic’ | Continued
Political Apathy on the Rise Among Russians
Results of a new poll by the Levada Center indicates that the number of Russians interested in politics is falling, and nearly half don’t think the country is a democratic society.
12Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Political Apathy on the Rise Among Russians | Continued
Beaten Khimki Journalist Convicted of Slander
A Russian journalist who was left disabled after an unsolved attack has been convicted of slander against a local official and ordered to pay a fine; his lawyer plans to appeal.
11Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Beaten Khimki Journalist Convicted of Slander | Continued
Nashi Tells Journalists to Stop Asking to be Murdered (updated)
A Nashi commissar says that journalists like Oleg Kashin are themselves at fault for being attacked and just to stop providing reasons for people to murder them.
10Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Nashi Tells Journalists to Stop Asking to be Murdered (updated) | Continued
Yulia Latynina: Who Ordered Kashin’s Attack?
Yulia Latynina lays out the most likely perpetrators of the brutal attack on Kommersant journalist Oleg Kashin.
9Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Yulia Latynina: Who Ordered Kashin’s Attack? | Continued
Veto on Rally Amendment ‘Surprising’ and ‘Cowardly’
The Russian president has vetoed a measure that would have hindered citizens’ right to free assembly, shocking both his supporters and opponents.
8Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Veto on Rally Amendment ‘Surprising’ and ‘Cowardly’ | Continued
Russian Journalist in Critical Condition after Attack
Russian police are investigating an attack on journalist Oleg Kashin as attempted murder, with colleagues asserting that the attack was connected to Kashin’s professional work.
6Nov2010 | R J | Comments Off on Russian Journalist in Critical Condition after Attack | Continued